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Post-World War II hospitals were just starting to employ electronic equipment, but did not have staff to maintain and repair them. Sensing an opportunity, with his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, he formed Medtronic (a portmanteau of "medical" and "electronic") in a small garage, primarily working with the University of Minnesota hospital.
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Medtronic operational headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Medtronic was founded in 1949 in Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop. [8] Bakken invented several medical technology devices that continue to be used around the world today. [citation needed]
[1] [2] In 1989, he joined Medtronic as president and chief operating officer. [1] [2] He was elected chief executive officer in 1991 and chairman of the board in 1996. [1] [2] He was a professor at the Harvard Business School in Boston from 2004 to 2016 and is currently a senior fellow.
Winston Roger Wallin (6 March 1926 – 20 December 2010) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic from 1985-1991 [1] and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pillsbury from 1977 to 1985. [2]
Ivan Kenneth Fong (born August 3, 1961) [4] is an American attorney who was general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.He was general counsel of 3M company from October 2012 until February 2022, when he became executive vice president, general counsel and secretary at Medtronic.
In 2005, Michelson sold many of his spine-related patents to Medtronic for $1.35 billion, [13] placing him on the Forbes 400 list. [14] A legal battle with Medtronic over the origins of the patents preceded the sale. In 2004, Michelson cross-filed in response to Medtronic's 2001 suit, and was awarded financial damages for both lawsuits by the ...